18 months old!

Thursday our sweet little Jaina turned 18 months old. Can you believe it? We can't believe how big she is getting and how much personality she has. Nursery doesn't seem in her immediate future, because our nursery is absolutely crazy, and she gets overwhelmed pretty easily. Jeremy is hoping soon it will work out. (He has her every Sunday because I do the music in primary) Jaina has such a strong little will, and she really lets you know how she feels about things. She is really growing up, and can do so much!

Some current Jaina knowledge:

-She is in love with shoes, especially her white sandals. She always brings us shoes to put on, even when we're inside.

-She also loves to be outside. Maybe this is part of the shoe-love. She's always hoping we'll take her out...

-She has gotten really clingy lately. If there are more than 2-3 people around that she isn't really familiar with, she often prefers to be held.

-She loves the swing. A lot.

-She is starting to say lots of words, though they're sometimes hard to understand. She says cracker, cheese, ball, baby, up, down, no, please, where's Jaina?, peek-a-boo!, eat, woof woof, quack quack, moo, shoes, yay, bite, more, banana, yogurt, eggs, and still uses several signs (mostly for please and drink). I think there's a few more, but I'm not sure...

-She is in love with dogs. Often I don't even know they're there until she starts "barking" softly.

-She no longer wants to sit still in church.

-She is great at giving and blowing kisses.

-She can't stay away from the front driveway. It's a bit scary at times.

-Her hair is getting a -little- longer, but it falls straight forward into her eyes, so we have to do it every day.

-She's getting a little more difficult about the sleeping thing.

-She kind of likes to pick on her brother, because he gives good reactions.

For her half-birthday, Jaina got to go get some ice cream with Daddy. And not just any ice cream. He took her to Maggie Moo's and they split two scoops. Lucky little girl! To see a cute video of her and the ice cream, go here...